Plus, they take themselves far less seriously than they should which is a big deterrent for me not to like them; if they don't take themselves seriously - why should I? I'll leave them to be worshipped by the pre-pubescent hordes of Metal Blade records clones.

That's always been one of the attractions to me. A bunch of fat guys getting drunk and acting like tits is a fun approach. I've always considered music to be a release of artistic creativity and stress, and a more lighthearted approach to that always actually seems more genuine than a bunch of guys acting like they actually eat corpses.

Unhallowed was not bad for what it was but overall their music is pretty easily forgettable in the sense that it has been done far better a million times before. Trevor's vocals just keep getting more ridiculous. Plus, they take themselves far less seriously than they should which is a big deterrent for me not to like them; if they don't take themselves seriously - why should I? I'll leave them to be worshipped by the pre-pubescent hordes of Metal Blade records clones.

Hey, Immortal don't and they're one of the greatest black metal bands of all time.

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Unhallowed was not bad for what it was but overall their music is pretty easily forgettable in the sense that it has been done far better a million times before. Trevor's vocals just keep getting more ridiculous. Plus, they take themselves far less seriously than they should which is a big deterrent for me not to like them; if they don't take themselves seriously - why should I? I'll leave them to be worshipped by the pre-pubescent hordes of Metal Blade records clones.

Hey, Immortal don't and they're one of the greatest black metal bands of all time.

Exactly, and until Black Dahlia is grouped among greats such as Immortal, they should stop acting so grandiose and audacious.

Heavier, more technical, better production, and a little darker-sounding than Unhallowed. I think that people shit all over it because they dropped the horror/gore lyrics (except for "A Vulgar Picture"). The only track that I feel is "eh" is "Spite Suicide".

"Miscarriage" is also an interesting track, it's almost like they were trying to mix Maiden with the Gothenberg sound.

People throwing around the incorrect "metalcore" label: back it up with specific examples from a song. Unearth is metalcore...TBDM is melodic death metal. Read the lyrics, listen to the music, check out their influences...don't go by hair length.

That's not related to this thread. Please leave or be constructive of the topic.

Lol!This guy is a metalhead... At The Gates is definitely a good alternative choice to listen...

This guy is a metalhead who wouldn't shut up about how crap death metal is these days and how it used to be so much better.

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Once I was done throwing up I had to take another shit. Again it was diarrhea! While diarrhea was coming out of my ass I began to throw up. This fucking sucked! If only I had some Disgorge playing it might not have sucked ass much.

They've definitely got skill, but I honestly can't listen to this guys vocals for more than 5 minutes...His shriek is fucking annoying...And as far as range goes, the dude from JFAC can do the same thing, and they're horrible. The drummers got metric shit tons of talent, but the guitar is really repetitive and the solos are unimaginative and devoid of a sense of feel. Lyrics are fucking awesome though, I'll give them that.

The Black Dahlia Murder is a band that I listened to when their first album came out, Unhallowed and back then, it really was a bit of a guilty pleasure because they were about three quarters metalcore, and a quarter death metal. I eventually kind of dropped off caring or following them, and I recently came back in the past couple of weeks with their newest, Nocturnal.

I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised. Truly, surprised. I honestly would've figured they would've hopped on the deathcore bandwagon, but that isn't the case. They really are a solid slab of death metal. I won't go into specifics, but I will say, they feel like mature and heavy death metal. They sound like they've really shed their metalcore skin, while, for the most part, avoiding the deathcore sound.

What are your thoughts on The Black Dahlia Murder, MA?

I used to be a massive fan. They came out here in 2006 and I saw them, loved it and met the guys. They came out again in 2007 because the 2006 had so much great press but by 2007 I was a bit out of them and the main reason I saw them was to see Cephalic Carnage who supported.

People throwing around the incorrect "metalcore" label: back it up with specific examples from a song. Unearth is metalcore...TBDM is melodic death metal. Read the lyrics, listen to the music, check out their influences...don't go by hair length.

They're a combination of both, as it says on their page here. They have been moving significantly toward the melodeath side, and I think Nocturnal is just about a bona fide example of melodeath. Good examples of their metalcore tendencies can mostly be found on Unhallowed. Such as "Elder Misanthropy", - the verse riff as well as the part at 1:15. Also, I would put forward "Closed Casket Requiem" and "Apex".

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SharpAndSlender, on the Big Four Tour wrote:

The last good album released by ANY of those bands is like bare minimum two decades back. This is a loud version of Antiques Roadshow.